Cover for pickup trucks

ABSTRACT

A cover for pickup trucks includes a cover with a structure formed by laterals, a front part, a rear part from tubes and/or profiles that form its shape and design. Finish pieces from plastic, metal and/or the like that change the shape and the design can be arranged on the tubes, profiles, and/or the like. The cover is complemented by glass, windows, doors and/or the like, has headlamps, either retractable or non-retractable, and/or the like, and racks and/or like retractables, an air deflector, and a rear wiper.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of Brazilian Patent Application Serial No. P10902231-7, filed on Jun. 26, 2009, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to pickup truck covers, and used preferably for covering pickup truck beds and the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Covers for pickup trucks, sometimes also known as caps, are popular pickup truck accessories. However, improvements to such covers are still possible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved cover for pickup trucks. The cover for pickup trucks may be used in any other place or system as well as comprise the most varied kinds of materials in conjunction or separately such as metal, wood, plastic, rigid and/or flexible materials and/or the like without deviating from the invention since the characteristics originally claimed herein are not lost.

This model may contain other devices added thereto without deviating from the nature of the invention since the characteristics originally claimed herein are not lost.

There are no similar devices of this nature in the state of the art.

The cover for pickup trucks, subject matter of this patent, will be described in a clear, concise, and objective manner so that it can be clearly understood and put into practice by any specialist in this technological sector. Based on a set of illustrative drawings, the proposed model is presented by way of example and without an intention to limit the scope of the protection by the patent and only for more detailed analysis of the characteristics to be claimed.

This model, however, must not be limited to the presented form and other configurational conceptions may be considered since they contain the same distinctive functional characteristics of the basic model.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cover for pickup trucks, according to an embodiment of the present invention, including tubes, a frontal piece, bases, supports, and a rear upper part;

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the cover of FIG. 1, also including finish pieces and a deflector;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cover of FIG. 1, with the finish pieces arranged on the tubes, and also including the deflector and a roof;

FIG. 4 is a view of a cover for pickup trucks, according to another embodiment of the present invention, including tubes, a frontal piece, bases and side windows.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the cover for pickup trucks, subject matter hereof, is developed and projected from a cover with a structure formed by tube sides 1, profiles and/or the like, which, in addition to forming the side of the cover, form its shape and design, the right and left base 3 is formed by tubes, profiles, folded plates and/or the like, and has in the front portion a stamped, folded piece 2 and/or the like, which contains the whole front portion with joints and supports 4 for joining, including a cutout for arranging glass and/or a window in the shape of the glass of the cab; the rear upper part consists of a piece 6 that makes up a structure, can be fixed by means of the tubes 1, profiles and/or the like, acts as a conduit, and holds hinges of the back door, a rear wiper, a water jet, a lamp and the like; the finishes can be tubes, profiles, a stamped piece and/or the like.

The roof 5 is made from a flat, stamped plate and/or the like, has in the rear portion tubes, profiles and/or a stamped, folded piece or the like that acts as an air deflector 7 cleaning the rear door; the cover is complemented by glass, windows, doors and/or the like, has headlamps, either retractable or non-retractable, and/or the like, racks, and/or like retractables. The finish pieces 8 from plastic, metal and/or the like that change the shape and design may be arranged on the tubes 1, profiles and/or like laterals. The glass and/or side windows may open in an automatic or manual pantographic manner and with a remote control.

Referring to FIG. 4, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the front and rear parts may consist of tubes 10, profiles and/or the like, which, in addition to forming a structure, make up the shape and the design of the cover. In this embodiment, there may be glass and/or a side window 9 that open in seagull-wing-like manner, that is, the glass and/or the window opens together with a part of the roof, thus achieving a wider opening and making the side access easier. The finishes of different shapes may be arranged on the tubes, profiles and/or the like, thus changing the shape and the design of the cover, attached by means of glue, double-sided tape, rivets, screws and/or the like. The glass and the roof are fixed to the tubes, profiles and/or the like through rubber, plastic profiles and/or the like with adhesives, double-sided tape, glue and/or the like with no need for supports. The parts are joined by supports, like the supports 4 (see FIG. 1), with screws, rivets, adhesives and/or the like. The cover may be transported partially or totally disassembled and assembled when delivered to the customer, thus making the transportation easier.

In general, the foregoing description is provided for exemplary and illustrative purposes; the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For instance, the present invention may comprise other devices added thereto without deviating from the invention since the characteristics initially claimed herein are not lost. Also, certain aspects of the model presented herein may be altered such as: materials, shape, etc. without altering what has been originally claimed herein. Rather, those skilled in the art will appreciate that these and additional modifications, as well as adaptations for particular circumstances, will fall within the scope of the invention as herein shown and described and the claims appended hereto. 

1. A cover for pickup trucks comprising: a cover with a structure formed by laterals, profiles and/or the like that make up the shape and the design of the cover, left and right base of tubes, profiles, folded plates and/or the like, having in the front portion, a stamped, folded part and/or the like which contains the whole front part, upper rear part of tubes, profiles, and/or the like, that form the shape, the finish, and the design of the cover; the roof made from a flat plate, either stamped and/or the like, has in the upper rear portion tubes, profiles, stamped, folded piece and/or the like that make up the finish, the shape, and the design, and acts as an air deflector cleaning the rear door; the cover is complemented by glass, windows, doors and/or the like, has headlamps and/or like retractables and racks and/or like rectractables.
 2. A cover for pickup trucks comprising: a cover with a structure formed by laterals made from tubes, profiles and/or the like that form the shape and the design of the cover, left and right base of tubes, profiles, folded plates and/or the like, having in the front portion, a stamped, folded part and/or the like which contains the whole front part, upper rear part from tubes, profiles, and/or the like, that make up the shape, the finish, and the design of the cover; the roof made from a flat plate, either stamped and/or the like, has in the upper rear portion tubes, profiles, stamped, folded piece and/or the like that make up the finish, the shape, and the design, and acts as an air deflector cleaning the rear door; the cover is complemented by glass, windows, doors and/or the like, has headlamps and/or similar retractables and racks and/or the similar rectractables, lined with tubes, profiles and/or the like lined with the finish pieces from plastic, fiber, adjusted pieces and/or the like on the laterals, a side rear part, an upper front part, an upper rear part.
 3. A cover for pickup trucks comprising: a cover with a structure formed by tubes, profiles and/or the like in the front portion, which make up the shape and the design of the cover in the front part formed by tubes, profiles and/or the like in the rear part that make up the shape and the design of the cover in the rear part, on the left and right laterals, and formed by glass and/or windows, either fixed or movable, having glass and/or a window in the front part and a door in the rear part.
 4. The cover of claim 1, further comprising tubes, profiles and/or the like that make up the laterals that have joints, supports and/or the like for securing and sealing windows and/or doors, front piece, upper rear part, roof, rear door and/or the like.
 5. The cover of claim 1, further comprising tubes, profiles which make up the right base and the left base fixed to the edges of the bed, joining the front piece, the rear part of the cover and/or the like.
 6. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the upper rear part with adjustment, supports, joints and/or the like to join both laterals, secure the roof, arrange the hinges of the rear door, supports of the air deflector and/or the like, and serve as a conduit.
 7. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the right, left and upper side rear part, being a one-piece part from a tube, profiles and/or the like and having joints, supports and/or the like for fixing and sealing the rear door.
 8. The cover of claim 1, wherein doors, glass, fixed and movable windows and/or the like opening in a axial, pantographic manner and/or the like are secured and sealed by a flexible rubber, plastic profile and/or the like, rigid, flexible and/or the like, securing the roof, door, fixed glass, windows and/or the like and the structure by means of adhesives, glue, double-sided tape and/or the like.
 9. The cover of claim 1, wherein the fixed and/or movable windows and doors are sealed with rubber, plastic profiles and/or the like and glued with double-sided tape to the structure with no need for supports.
 10. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the rear door which consists of an inner structure where the hinges, clasps, handles, gas spring supports, actuators and/or the like and the glass fixed to this structure by means of glue, double-sided tape and/or the like so that only glass and/or the handle appears on the outside.
 11. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the rear door which has a support containing fixed, movable rubber and/or the like as a sealant between the rear door and the tailgate, considering that this support and/or rubber, when the rear door of the cover is closed, presses the support and/or rubber on the tailgate.
 12. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the right and left base that have joints, protrusions and/or the like to attach clamps and/or the like to secure or tie down the load inside the cover.
 13. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the roof from a flat and/or adjusted plate which may comprise the front, rear, side finish and/or the like.
 14. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the front piece that has a front opening for arranging glass, a window and/or the like.
 15. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the front piece that is adjusted and has joints and/or the like to fix the roof, upper front finish, to the tubes, profiles, side finish and/or the like, to seal glass, windows and/or the like, and has in the lower portion a joint with the front edge of the bed.
 16. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the front piece which is adjusted in the lower portion to be fixed to the front edge of the bed.
 17. The cover of claim 1, further comprising glass and/or a rear door wiper with a water jet.
 18. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the air deflector composed by tubes, profiles, adjusted stamped pieces and/or the like.
 19. The cover of claim 1, further comprising side windows and/or the like which may be opened in a pantographic manual and/or automatic manner.
 20. The cover of claim 1, further comprising headlamps and/or like retractables, manual and/or automatic, arranged on the upper front and rear part, which can move circularly, axially and/or in like manners.
 21. The cover of claim 1, further comprising roof racks and/or like retractables, manual and/or automatic, that can move circularly, axially and/or in like manners.
 22. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the upper front, upper rear finish, a deflector that are interchangeable thus changing the configuration of the cover.
 23. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the finishes that change the configuration of the cover, arranged on the tubes, profile and/or like laterals, front and rear part, secured by means of adhesives, glue, double-sided tape, rivets, screws and/or the like.
 24. The cover of claim 1, further comprising the parts that may be totally disassembled and joined together by means of the supports, joints and/or the parts that may be joined directly by means of rivets, screws, adhesives and/or the like.
 25. The cover of claim 3, further comprising the side windows that opens in a seagull-wing-like manner, that is, opens in a tilting manner together with a portion of the roof.
 26. The cover of claim 2, further comprising the finish pieces arranged on the upper laterals, rear lateral, front lateral, lower lateral, upper rear part, upper front part, full rear part, full lateral part, full front part fixed to the structure, thus forming the final configuration, and may be changed, interchanged and/or the like, and with the theme, publicity finishes and/or the like.
 27. The cover of claim 1, further comprising supports, joints and/or the like that may be changed and/or adjusted to reduce or increase the size of the cover.
 28. The cover of claim 1, wherein the cover may be disassembled, transported partially and/or totally disassembled and assembled later. 